[Ord. 6 S+FG, 11-18-1996]
Pursuant to N.J.S. 52:27D-202, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark, is authorized to adopt an Ordinance dealing with fire safety. This Governing Body, by this Article, desires to establish fire safety standards by setting forth requirements for owners of high-rise residential structures.
[Ord. 6 S+FG, 11-18-1996; Ord. 6PSF-A(S), 1-7-2016]
As used in this Article:
ENFORCING AGENCY
Shall mean the department, a municipal or County department or agency, or a Fire District which has been authorized by Municipal Ordinance to enforce the Uniform Fire Safety Act.
HIGH-RISE STRUCTURE
Shall mean a building or structure having floors used for human occupancy located either more than six stories or more than 75 feet (22860mm) above the lowest level accessible to a Division of Fire vehicle.
OWNER
Shall mean a person who owns, purports to own, manages, rents, leases or exercises control over a building, structure or premises.
[Ord. 6 S+FG, 11-18-1996]
The owner of any high-rise residential structure shall be required to equip, install and maintain all smoke barrier single doors with wire rated glass windows.
[Ord. 6 S+FG, 11-18-1996; Ord. 6PSF-A(S), 1-7-2016]
The Municipal Council designates the City of Newark Division of Fire in the Department of Public Safety and the Fire Subcode Official to locally enforce this Article.
[Ord. 6 S+FG, 11-18-1996]
a. 
Single doors in smoke barriers shall have a fire resistance rating of not less than 20 minutes when tested in accordance with ASTM E152 without the hose stream and labeled by an approved agency. Single egress corridor doors shall have vision panels of one-quarter inch thick labeled wire glass mounted in approved steel frames. Such panels may also be provided in other doors in smoke barriers. The glass area of the vision panels shall be limited to 1,296 square inches for each door. The doors shall close the openings with only the clearance necessary for proper operation under self-closing or automatic closing and shall be without undercuts, louvers or grilles. Rabbets or astragals are required at the meeting edges of single egress doors, and stops are required on the head and jambs of all doors in smoke barriers. Positive latching devices are not required on single egress corridor doors, and center mullions are prohibited.
b. 
Single doors in smoke barriers shall be self-closing or shall be provided with approved door hold-open devices of the fail-safe type which shall release the doors causing them to close upon the actuation of smoke detectors as well as upon the application of a maximum manual pull of 50 pounds against the hold-open device.
c. 
An approved damper designed to resist the passage of smoke shall be provided at each point a duct penetrates a smoke barrier. The damper shall close upon detection of smoke by an approved smoke detector located within the duct.
[Ord. 6 S+FG, 11-18-1996]
Anyone found to be in violation of this Article shall, upon conviction, be fined a minimum of $100 per day or in an amount not to exceed $1,000.